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Sindobook:
What are you saying? Not making any sense. Tofu is one of Gigi's dogs btw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJYPHm-TlZM
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02-07-2012 Popular sentiment begins to turn on C,
because of a number of missteps and botched public
relations handling.
03-06-2012
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There may be some truth to that. By all indications, Cat P is in hiding and laying low until the next (miniature) Kitty Caucus which is scheduled in September. He may well feel threatened, that he can't or won't be able to rally the support to continue in his role. Cat A, on the other hand, is currently on a rampage, as cats left and right fall victim to her and her goons. Reports indicate that she has all but eliminated any opposition to her. Whether she is acting under orders from Cat P or on her own accord is something we just don't know. But she may have her eyes on his position as the leader of the gang, it certainly can't be put past her.
Cat P being stabbed in the back by one of his own would be very poetic, but Cat A is a ruthless and effective leader who is very capable when it comes to tactics and strategy. If she were to come to power, I can almost guarantee the black bunny squad would make a preemptive play for her, they may be mercenaries but historically they have acted on their own when threatened. Whether that would be effective, or even could be effective, it's honestly hard to say.
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I don't think it's a sound tactic overall.
It works well because their adversaries are generally idiots with little actual intelligence or ingenuity. But overall it is not very adaptable nor survivable. Because it lacks a reserve force, it can be easily broken and once broken, can only recover by closing in on itself.
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There is really not much to say. Everything is real quiet. I am fully expecting a storm at some point, but no one can say when. It's not that purges have eliminated the ability to do intelligence gathering, they have hampered or impeded it but operations are still active and ongoing. Even if their purges were purely for security reasons (they aren't), it would hurt them a lot more than it would hurt intelligence gathering.
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I actually think it's quite funny. It's just like everything else with all the self-absorbed people who think their way of doing things is the ultimate way and everyone else in inferior. Really the ultimate judge of a person is -- can they laugh at themselves. Can they take themselves not-seriously, can they be a clown or even make others laugh at the expense of their own ego. This kind of humility, to heaven, greatness comes not from who you are but what you stand for. That is why (IMO) heaven has chosen to smile upon her, she understands how temporal this is, she can laugh at herself and she acknowledges it cannot last. But living in the moment is okay with her, though she does admit she has some vague plans for the future.
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http://www.twitch.tv/lilypichu/c/2806577 (all throughout the video).
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Soon, very soon.
Rumor has it that Cat P has been digging an 'escape hatch' out of his office, like a secret tunnel or something. To escape alive, b'cos he feels very threatened and has been keeping a low profile, virtually unseen.
We'll see how well that works, I don't expect too well.
He has every right to be running scared, I think he knows he's met his match with Cat A. He can't control her, and he can't rely on other cats within the gang (even his own vanguard) to defend him as they are more likely than not more loyal to her than him.
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He's not dead just yet, I mean, I wouldn't give up on him just yet.
According to Cat T, yesterday Cat A became so agitated at not having her e-mails answered by him after several days of waiting that she had her goons bust down his door only to find the office completely empty apparently long ago abandoned.
"Everything was cold, and no recent sign of activity. His personal fridge was empty and upon searching the office for any kind of exits, she couldn't find any. Following this she threw a hissing fit and left the base for the rest of the day. This morning she said nothing about the incident and Cat P's office door was closed again, but word had gotten around that he was nowhere to be seen and in reality probably pulled a disappearing act weeks ago."
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Nothing of that sort.
Yes they are on 'skeleton crew' right now. But everything is running short right now.
from Mikey - "It's not just those guys. Everything seems bigger than it really is now. I don't expect that there's any real danger."
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It's not 'the network'. It's one cat, who pretends to have friends. But in reality, he's all alone. It's just him. He refers to himself as 'the network' but it is in name only.
He seems to have a 'thing' for Bunny J, though not sure why. He is labelled as 'possibly dangerous' and small animal security teams do keep tabs on his position, and sometimes run counter-operations. But even this is often unnecessary.
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I wouldn't get your hopes up. There are serious problems and there continues to be serious problems with them. They're extremely limited and can only function with help from the gang proper.
It's chaos, they have no command structure or de-facto leaders for that matter. Cat A.me is probably the most capable, but politically weak as Cat A.mc strongly dislikes her. Cat R
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Yes, multiple sources as well as their own website has confirmed that cat T.l has been removed from the gang. Whether he perished or escaped is still unknown, but there have been no sightings of him on the outside. He has likely either perished or is keeping a very low profile.
"Cat A is very paranoid about using the [gang] network, she has disconnected her own computer and constantly fears a latent virus or some other malicious app/backdoor/sabotage/etc. left by cat T.l on the network. Cat P has gone totally incognito, no one has seen or heard a thing from him, but there is speculation that he took his supporters and headed south. Because there were some recent robberies at local supply houses used by the IFA [1], and apparently their security cameras captured photos of Cat P and some other members of the vanguard prior to a break-in where a large portion of their local supply of cat food went missing."
[1] Imperial Feline Alliance, a weak alliance, primarily of cat gangs, that is at least on paper a vassal of the neighborhood cat gang, but de-facto operates as its own entity. Because with the recent pullbacks of the gang, they have been unable to continue to collect tribute from their satellite organizations.
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From what is known, Cat T.l was removed around the beginning of the month (Sep). The day after he disappeared, he was officially removed from the gang by Cat P.
From Mikey, "He must have gotten word of his impending doom. Or perhaps Cat P asked him to do something he didn't want to do, and instead he chose to disappear. Whatever happened, he is presumed to have gotten away alive as there is no word that he perished."
From Samantha, "Hard to say, but it might have something to do with Cat A.me. She seems to know a lot, and she's a known sympathizer. She could have tipped him off and told him to get out of their alive while he still could."
IMO, Samantha might be on to something.
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The real damage to the cat gang is that with him gone, they can't seem to keep their internal network up.
Hacking attacks, rumored to be coming from the black bunny squad, have brought their internal system down four times in the last few days. The cat they have tending to the network is 'only borderline competent' according to Mikey.
"He can barely tell his right paw from his left. Much less keep a private network running.", from Mikey.
"Cat P has ordered all important traffic off the main network, instead members of the vanguard that are still loyal are running around with thumb drives in their mouths to move the data around. It's almost comical."
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Not currently. Cat P appears for maybe an hour or two every few days. He issues a few orders, sends an e-mail or two, and then disappears again. So I wouldn't say he's currently 'off the grid' completely, but he's not exactly actively managing anything either.
It's rather disorderly when he isn't there. Cats are pretty much doing their own thing and looking out for themselves. Cat A.mc seems to have the most power, but even so, outside of her goon squad none of the cats take her that seriously.
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While this is a theoretical possibility, it is not a realistic one. It also neglects their level of debt. Time will tell.
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From the informants, it will be 'soon'. Though soon is relative, that could mean a day or that could mean a month.
From Mikey, "I don't even know if our informants will survive. We typically lose about half of them every kitty caucus. But I think we'll know pretty quickly either way."
Sindobook:
It's no. For people who want to show up in person and be walked through it, help out, etc. that is one thing. And I always do that kind of stuff as opportunity allows.
But right now, the logistics just aren't set up, and I don't see any profit or reason to do so over the long run. People know I don't have the patience for all the protocol and prefer things without effort.
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Cats have been disappearing, it may sound odd at first, but this isn't the first time this has happened.
From Mikey: "This purge is a little different than the seven or so others that have happened in the last year. There's no bodies, no blood, no swiping of claws or biting of teeth, no witnesses, nothing. Cats just seem to be vanishing, as in, one day they are there, the next they aren't. There are rumors among some of the higher-ups that it is the work of something sinister, but most cats continue to suspect Cat A and her goon squad. Honestly, though, I don't think it fits her profile. She is all about showmanship, about establishing a culture of fear and loathing, but how can that be done when there are no witnesses, no body, nothing left behind, and no example made in public. So really, this kind of thing is a mystery right now."
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Yes, it has been reasonably well established that the elections have begun (as of around half an hour ago).
From Mikey: "There will be blood... there is always blood. This is the [neighborhood cat gang] we are talking about. Though no one expects it will be as bloody as last year. So many cats have already perished this year -- that there just aren't a whole lot of cats left. Cat A's faction has de-facto control as far as the leadership, with Cat P either laying low or not fighting back. We'll see if the rank-and-file cats decide to rise up against Cat A or if her reign continues unabated."
"If he keeps backing down, Cat P is likely to have only a ceremonial position in the future. But he is still being paid by the gang, we'll see if that lasts. There has been some indications that they will stop paying him, we'll see what happens here.
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Probably due to Gigi changing his food. She said he is much more active and outgoing now. So it seems to be working out.
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We heard it when you heard it, honestly there isn't much intelligence on this subject yet.
It does explain his general silence though. I wouldn't be surprised if it was due to his poorly thought out commenting on the Cat T affair.
From Mikey - "I would be very cautious, it's a very fluid situation."
From Samantha - "It's been shifting to a war footing. Our infiltrators aren't as concerned about internal politics as they used to be."
I wouldn't be surprised if the cats were hanging him out to dry.
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Yesterday, in a surprising move, Cat P and his loyalist faction was attacked by a new imperialist faction that is believed to be led by Cat A.
"It happened at the monthly meeting. Cat P was at the podium, strutting around, purring, doing the usual Cat P thing. It started out with just Cat A and her goons. They moved to attack Cat P, and the vanguard closed ranks around him. While his forces outnumbered hers about three to two, it only took until battle was joined before many other cats rushed in."
"Now the tables had turned against Cat P, it looked like he was done for in all certainty. His forces were outnumbered, it appeared that Cat A had pulled a lot of strings to ensure his demise. There was no escape for the room except a door at the far end, and there was no way he could make it there being in the physical shape he was in. Instead he chose to challenge her, he brandished a claw at Cat A, and challenged her to a duel. He said tommorow, at the time and place of her choosing, he would fight her to the death in a one-on-one duel."
"This made most of the cats back off, and the battle came to a standstill as Cat A accepted his proposal. She said the duel would be held out in the courtyard, at lunch, where not only those from the neighborhood cat gang but all cats could be a witness to his demise. With that, the meeting as adjourned, and all the cats in the gang looked forward to the duel to the death to be held tommorow."
"Now tommorow morning came and no one could find Cat P. His loyalists assumed he must have slipped off for some secret training regimen and would show up at the duel around lunch. Cats were already gathering in the courtyard, staking out the best spots to observe the duel of the two arch rivals in which all differences would be settled (for only one cat would remain in the end)."
"Lunch time came and passed and still no Cat P. Cat A seemed content to strut around and groom herself for several minutes, before perching herself on her new 'throne', one of those carpeted 'cat towers' that was three levels tall -- which her owner had just purchased for her last night. Her followers grouped around and mewled her full name repeatedly to cheer her on, as even Cat T(l) began to purr in approval and shortly thereafter, tossed an effigy of Cat P into the center of the courtyard[1]."
"Her followers immediately pounced, but she called them off. Using a cord from a computer, she hung the effigy from the third story of her cat tower and then the cats all stood in a circle and took turns taking swipes at it with their claws as it swung around like a pinata."
[1] The revocation of his position by Cat P may have had something to do with him changing sides.
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On Cat T(l), at one time, he was a loyal servant of Cat P. But Cat T(l) had a few jobs, for instance he was the chronicler of the kitty caucus where his job was to record the electoral losses of those who perished in the election. And he was perhaps too honest in this respect. For instance, he had mentioned that Snake Z had escaped rather then perished at the hands of the electorate.
Additionally, he would frequently hang out with other cats, and was rumored to have an ongoing affair with Cat A(me), who has always been quite enamored with him. He would sometimes hang out with other cats outside the gang. And is said to have played a part in drawing Cat P out into the open before the aftermath of the "fourth concurrent-action purge" orchestrated by Cat A(mc). Following the purge, Cat P paid dearly for his own very public missteps, and is said to continue to hold a grudge against Cat T(l) to this day for that reason. But in reality, he has only his own ineptitude to blame.
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Yes. The incident and aftermath of the "fourth concurrent-action purge" may seem like a sordid affair on small animal terms, but for cats, it is quite normal, or 'everyday business'.
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Yes, and it was more than decent. Plus they seem to be on the right path. At the point they are at now, they don't seem to need any additional help, I mean they are in capable hands. Sometimes the best policy is one of non-interference.
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Yes, I was there. In fact I was one of the people who tipped them off.
According to the report, Cat P had lost a lot of support in the neighborhood cat gang after being a no-show when Cat A challenged him to a fight to the death. While he may have escaped death, most all the cats in the gang, including his once-loyal vanguard, had all but abandoned him. In order to regain his status in the gang, Cat P pledged he would take down a rival of the neighborhood cat gang, a small band of roughly 30 cats that had broken off from the gang roughly 60 [cat] years ago.
So Cat P left with a small detachment, those he could gather through bribery or others who were willing to follow him on the raid out of self-interest. This included Cat F, who he bribed with a rare figurine, Cat T, who must have had his own reasons for wanting to go, and a few other cats who were looking to make a name for themselves. Cat P realized he didn't have enough cats to take down what would be roughly 30 defenders with a frontal assault, as he only commanded 8 cats in total (self included). So instead he planned an elaborate hit-and-run sabotage action.
Sindobook:
Cat P and the rest of the cats drove to the enemy gang's base using Cat P's mini countryman; Cat P took the while Cat T worked the pedals. They tried to find a place to park but couldn't, eventually had to go into a paid parking structure about a block away from the base. The cats departed and formed a line, not exactly being low profile as they approached the base.
Fortunately for them, there were no lookouts, and or if there were, they were simply being ignored. The base was a tall building with several entry points, Cat P wanted to waltz right in through the front door, but Cat T convinced him to try a different plan, scaling the walls and going in through an open window he had spotted on the third floor. Cat P reluctantly agreed, but when it came time to scale the walls, he was having some problems keeping up with the other cats due to his weight. So Cat T had to climb up the window and through it, then proceeded to lower down a rope. Cat P dug his claws into it and now the rest of the cats pulled him using all their might.
mamochan:
Cats can't drive. Unless its Toonces, the cat who could drive a car.
suzaku_nomiko:
But I can drive :/
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